What was the primary conflict in the story, “the colomber”?

a.
stefano vs. the colomber
b.
stefano vs. his father
c.
stefano vs. himself
d.
the colomber vs. the fishermen

The correct answer is C) Stefano vs. himself.

The primary conflict in the story of "The Colomber" is Stefano vs. himself.

Dino Buzzati wrote the short novel called "The Colomber."

The book tells the story of a boy name Stefano and his father. One day, the boy goes with his father on a boat. They are sailing and all of a sudden the father tells Stefano that a big shark -the Colomber- is following them. The father thinks that the shark wants to kill his son, so he protects the boy and they return to land. Years pass by, the father dies, but Stefano is still obsessed with the ideas of the shark that wants to eat him and he returns to the sea to encounter his fears. So the primary conflict in the story of "The Colomber" is Stefano vs. himself. He tries to defeat his insecurities facing reality.